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Might As Well Dance: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Jason Mraz

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Left hand Rock’n’roll climbRight hand Pop stabsChords the loop the song repeats most

The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany Might As Well Dance without reading music. The left hand plays rock’n’roll climb (broken chord 1-3-5-6) and the right hand pop stabs.

Might As Well Dance accompaniment in letter notes

The D – G – D – G loop with rock’n’roll climb in the left hand and pop stabs in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2 F#2 A2 B2
Bar 2
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 B2 D3 E3
Bar 3
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2 F#2 A2 B2
Bar 4
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 G4 B4 D5 G5 B5 D6 G6 B6
LG2 B2 D3 E3
Bar 5
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2 F#2 A2 B2
Bar 6
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 B2 D3 E3
Bar 7
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2 F#2 A2 B2
Bar 8
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 B2 D3 E3

How to read the bar sheet

The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.

Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.

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Questions about Might As Well Dance

What are the letter notes for the Might As Well Dance piano accompaniment?

Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is D – G – D – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Might As Well Dance?

The loop is D – G – D – G (I – IV – I – IV) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is Might As Well Dance in?

D major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Might As Well Dance?

Rock’n’roll climb: broken chord 1-3-5-6, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Might As Well Dance easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.